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Definition of 'swear'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) swear
to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.

2.  swear
to bind oneself by oath; vow.

3.  swear
to give evidence or make a statement on oath.

4.  swear
to use profane oaths or language.

5. (v.t.) swear
to declare, affirm, etc., by swearing by a deity or a sacred object.

6.  swear
to testify or state on oath.

7.  swear
to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness.

8.  swear
to promise on oath; vow.

9.  swear
to take (an oath).

10.  swear
to bind by an oath:
swore them to secrecy.

11.  swear
swear by,

12.  swear
to name (a sacred being or object) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.

13.  swear
to have great confidence in.

14.  swear
swear in, to admit to office or service by administering an oath.

15.  swear
swear off, to promise to give up (something, esp. intoxicating beverages).

16.  swear
swear out, to secure (a warrant for arrest) by making an accusation under oath.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME sweren, OE swerian, c. OFris

Definition of 'swear'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
utter obscenities or profanities
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"

2. (verb) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I swear I am innocent"

3. (verb) swear
promise solemnly; take an oath

4. (verb) swear, depose, depone
make a deposition; declare under oath

5. (verb) trust, swear, rely, bank
have confidence or faith in
"We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

Definition of 'swear'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) swear
to say offensive words when you are angry, frustrated, etc.
She hit her finger and swore.; I heard him swear at his son.

2. swear
to promise seriously that you will do sth or sth is true
I swear (that) I'm telling the truth.; The family swore to get revenge.

3. swear
swear an oath
to make a serious legal promise
to swear an oath of secrecy

Definition of 'swear'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) swear
to affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc

2. (verb) swear
to give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner

3. (verb) swear
to make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse

4. (verb) swear
to utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath

5. (verb) swear
to put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office

6. (verb) swear
to declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend

7. (verb) swear
to appeal to by an oath

Translation of 'swear'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.
Afrikaans: sweer	Arabic: يَحْلِف، يُقْسِم	Bulgarian: заклевам се
Brazilian: jurar	Czech: přísahat	German: schwören
Danish: sværge	Greek: ορκίζομαι	Spanish: jurar
Estonian: vanduma, tõotama	Farsi: هتاكي كردن	Finnish: vannoa
French: jurer	Hebrew: לְהִישָׁבַע	Hindi: शपथ खाना, कसम खाना
Croatian: prisizati, položiti zakle	Hungarian: (meg)esküszik	Indonesian: bersumpah
Icelandic: sverja	Italian: giurare	Japanese: 誓う
Korean: 맹세하다	Lithuanian: prisiekti	Latvian: zvērēt
Malay: bersumpah	Dutch: zweren	Norwegian: sverge (på)
Polish: przysięgać	Persian: هتاكي كردن	Pashto: لوړه کول
Portuguese: jurar	Romanian: a jura	Russian: клясться
Slovak: prisahať	Slovenian: priseči	Serbian: zakleti se
Swedish: svära [på]	Thai: สาบาน	Turkish: yemin etmek
Taiwanese: 發誓	Ukrainian: клястися, присягатися	Urdu: قسم کھا کر کہنا
Vietnamese: thề, hứa	Chinese: 发誓
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